State-of-the-art pacemaker available here soon

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Heart Institute (IJN) is expected to offer a state-of-the-art pacemaker soon.

IJN chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Azhari Yakub said the hospital is on a clinical research of using the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (Micra TPS) before presenting the data to US-based cardiac pacing and electrophysiology organisation Heart Rhythm Society in May.

"Before a product can be used by the general public, it has to go through a clinical trial and we are proud to be the first hospital in Asia to conduct the in man trials with this pacemaker.

"Our collaboration with Medtronic has enabled us to further innovate in cardiac medical technology and to be seen as the thought leaders in the industry," Azhari said during a press conference held at IJN yesterday.